GitHub Copilot reaches 50 million users; 1 in 3 pull requests now involve an AI agent

Microsoft/GitHub Copilot (Coding Agent)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced GitHub Copilot reached 50 million users as of July 2026, up from 15 million in April 2025. He noted that 1 in 3 GitHub pull requests now involve an AI agent. Agent work drove GitHub to move Copilot to metered credits pricing.

• 50 million Copilot users by July 2026, up from 15 million in April 2025 and 20 million in July 2025.
• 1 in 3 GitHub PRs involve an AI agent as of July 2026; agents draft PRs autonomously.
• Agent work scales inference costs beyond completion work, prompting GitHub to metered credits model.
• GitHub Copilot now integrated with MAI-Code-1-Flash for improved reasoning and coding.